What Is Yoga Nidra?

What Is Yoga Nidra?

Yoga Nidra is a sleep based, guided meditation. During Yoga Nidra, the facilitator guides you through simple breathing and awareness techniques that slow the mental activity of the mind. As this activity slows, your mind drops into deeper states of consciousness that we usually associate with sleep. Even as the thinking mind slows and quiets, the the physical brain enters a state of quiet activity similar to sleep. This quiet activity of the brain, which you experience during a good night’s sleep, allows the brain to rest and rejuvenate itself.